Washington Post shakes up Kaplan unit
Washington Post Co. said Tuesday that both the chief executive and finance chief of its Kaplan unit's higher-education division are stepping aside, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Month: July 2011
College students are doing a lot of sexting
A new study out today from a pair of researchers at the University of Rhode Island shows that college-age kids may be as promiscuous electronically as they are…
Report: Hybrid courses won’t grow higher education access
College courses that blend face-to-face instruction and online lessons may not be the panacea for expanding higher education, according to research that tracked the completion rates of online…
Smart phones driving lecture capture growth
Viewing replays of a professor’s lecture anytime, anywhere on a smart phone has ballooned lecture capture use in higher education, as recent surveys show the technology remains popular…
Feds: Harvard fellow hacked millions of papers
A Harvard University fellow who was studying ethics was charged with hacking into the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's computer network to steal nearly 5 million academic articles, the…
Harvard professor resigns after misconduct probe
A Harvard University psychology professor has resigned, saying he wants to pursue other opportunities more than ten months after a faculty investigation found him "solely responsible" for eight…
Don’t cut Pell Grants, college leaders urge Congress
University of Missouri-Kansas City Chancellor Leo Morton joined college leaders Tuesday on Capitol Hill and pleaded for lawmakers to spare funding for Pell Grants, reports the Kansas City…
Walden University awards new scholarships to higher education professionals
The Richard W. Riley College of Education and Leadership at Walden University today announced the first recipients of scholarships created to help foster the next generation of higher…
The Fiske Guide’s most interesting colleges
The Fiske Guide to Colleges 2012 made a special effort to include a good selection of four types of institutions that seem to be enjoying special popularity at…
Bill to curb California college execs’ pay raises
Days after California's public universities handed lucrative new pay and bonuses to three executives and a chancellor while raising student tuition, a state senator has introduced a bill…